Yesterday my Faverolle Heather wasn't herself. She was just standing next to the water bowl quietly drinking, normally shes noisy, and a pig eating in the morning. I checked her over, she looked ok but I put her in the hospital cage with vitamin water, scrambled egg and moist layer mash. Later in the day she had perked up, had laid an egg, everything still looked fine but she kept farting... which I thought was weird. I was staying away over night so I thought I'd leave her in the hopsital cage till the next day just in case.
I got back at 5pm today, went up to check on her, first I noticed she didn't come out when I called her, then a horrible smell and flies when I got to her cage, she was in the sleeping part, looked ok but when I picked her up I saw what looked liked a red tube protruding from her cloaca about 2cm, and poo caked feathers beneath.
I don't know what to do. I have blue kote. Should I wash her? Try to push it back? I've never had a hen this sick and the vets are closed. I don't even own an axe so I can't cull her.
I got back at 5pm today, went up to check on her, first I noticed she didn't come out when I called her, then a horrible smell and flies when I got to her cage, she was in the sleeping part, looked ok but when I picked her up I saw what looked liked a red tube protruding from her cloaca about 2cm, and poo caked feathers beneath.
I don't know what to do. I have blue kote. Should I wash her? Try to push it back? I've never had a hen this sick and the vets are closed. I don't even own an axe so I can't cull her.
